Blast defender Pat Healey (Calvert Hall, Towson University) scored a sixth-attacker goal with 2:22 left and assisted on Evan McNeley's power-play goal 38 seconds later as the United States rallied for a 5-4 win over the Czech Republic in the WMF Arena...

The Steelers signed receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey to a one-year contract Thursday. Heyward-Bey played last season for the Steelers, also on a one-year contract. He served as the team's fifth receiver, played in all 16 games, with one start, and had...

The clock is ticking. And the Bears know it.
When the plume of smoke finally lifted from Black Monday last week, five head coaching positions and two general manager jobs had opened. The Bears joined the Jets as the only teams with both vacancies. And...

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel takes a look at every position on the Miami Dolphins roster, analyzing the players under contract, providing a free agent outlook, and forecasting what the future might hold.
Receiver
Returners (8): Mike Wallace, Jarvis...

Ten thoughts after the Chicago Bears’ season ended Sunday with a 13-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium, the eighth loss in the last 10 games and likely the end of the Marc Trestman era.
1. Has Marc Trestman been using the wrong message...

The Pittsburgh Steelers believe they are a much better team today than the one that lost at Baltimore 26-6 in the second game of the season. The offense is better and the defense is improving and starting to get heat on the quarterback, something that did...

Receivers Justin Brown and Derek Moye were teammates at Penn State, and they remain friends and teammates with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the latter at least for another few days.
A year ago, Moye used his performance in the final preseason game to knock...

Undrafted free-agent linebacker Howard Jones showed a nose for the ball, a nose for the goal line and an ability to make impact plays on special teams in the preseason opener Saturday night against the New York Giants. That's a good first step for a...

The Green Bay Packers might be forced to shuffle their renovated offensive line after starting left tackle Bryan Bulaga reportedly suffered a season-ending knee injury during a weekend scrimmage.
Only three months ago, Coach Mike McCarthy moved Bulaga...

Two NFL players violated league protocol on dealing with concussions in last weekend's wild-card playoff games, according to a document obtained by the Associated Press.
The document was a letter sent by the chairmen of the NFL's head, neck and spine...

SEATTLE — Percy Harvin went from eye-popping acquisition to forehead-slapping disappointment.
The star receiver and returner from Minnesota played just one game for the Seattle Seahawks this season, having undergone hip surgery in August. His fall has...

It's been six years, a trade to the Oakland Raiders and a hip injury since quarterback Carson Palmer was a Pro Bowl selection.That isn't to say he's not capable of doing damage to a secondary heading into Sunday's game against the Ravens at M&T Bank...

The Ravens are interested in former Oakland Raiders safety Michael Huff, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation.
The Super Bowl champions aren't alone in that category, though.
The Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee...

Ravens 28, Redskins 31
Strategy: In his last day on the job before being fired Monday morning after five years in Baltimore, offensive coordinator Cam Cameron called one of his more effective games even though mounting behind-the-scenes discord...

Carson Palmer is a couple of years older and is no longer throwing to Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh in their prime. But as the Ravens prepare for Sunday's game against Palmer and the Oakland Raiders, the bad memories have come rushing back for some...

PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Keith Brown Jr., McDonogh
For the third time in a calendar year, an Eagles athlete has earned Performer of the Year honors. And like Tristram Thomas in indoor track last winter and Darrius Heyward-Bey in outdoor track...